Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor 3 print set signed by six WW2 RAF Aces For Sale

A Stunning Portfolio Commemorating the Battle of France

FRONT LINE HURRICANES
By Robert Taylor

Showing the strains of battle, the single bladed Mk Is of 87 Squadron taxi in from their skirmish. An old farmhouse has been commandeered and now doubles up as flight operations, officers’ mess, and accommodation for the lucky ones. The rest of the squadron camp in bell tents. The Medical Corps ambulance parked under cover of the trees is thankfully not needed on this mission, though the late model Citroën saloon car will likely convey as many as it will hold to the village tavern this evening.

Aware that the crucial Battle of Britain was to come, Fighter Command’s Hugh Dowding could risk but four squadrons of his valuable Hurricane fighters to support the British Expeditionary Force as it fought its rearguard action in France. In the face of the overwhelming might of Germany’s Blitzkrieg tactics, the RAF Hurricane Squadrons were involved in some of the most ferocious and sustained air fighting of the entire war.
Based at a temporary forward airfield at Lille Marc, the Hurricanes of No 87 Squadron were in the thick of the fighting, Flying the early model Mk Is, armed only with machine guns, their task was to beat back the incessant air attacks on the British ground forces, and to do what they could to hamper the advance of the German Panzer divisions as they plundered inexorably towards Dunkirk.
Flying from ill-prepared grass strips, with ground crews making the best of what meager facilities were on hand, the Hurricane pilots literally flew themselves to a standstill. Robert Taylor’s superbly constructed painting recreates a typical scene at a forward air base of an era.
Front Line Hurricanes is issued with TWO matching numbered companion prints – Bristol Blenheim (dimensions 18″ x 14″) and Gloster Gladiator (18″ x 14″).
THE SIGNATURESEach copy of FRONT LINE HURRICANES is signed by SIX of the great Aces of RAF Fighter Command. All flew Hurricanes during the Battle of France in 1940:

Air CommodorePETER BROTHERSCBE DSO DFC* – 32 Sqn / 16 victories
Group CaptainFRANK CAREYCBE DFC** AFC DFM – 135 Sqn / 28 victories
Group CaptainDENNIS DAVIDCBE DFC* AFC – 87 Sqn / 17 victories
Wing CommanderJOHN GIBSON– 501 Sqn / 12 victories
Squadron LeaderKEN “HAWKEYE” LEE– 501 Sqn /5 victories

A masterful image by the world's number one aviation artist, his first portraying The Battle of France, and being autographed by Hurricane pilots who flew during the battle, this print offers collectors of WWII aviation art the opportunity to acquire a classic and important piece.

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